Battle of Carinish

Battle of Carinish
Part of Clan MacDonald - Clan MacLeod feud

The battlefield at Carinish
DateSummer 1601
Locationgrid reference NF819605[1]
Result MacDonald victory
Belligerents
Clan MacDonald of Sleat Clan MacLeod
Commanders and leaders
Donald MacDonald Donald MacLeod
Strength
15 40
Casualties and losses
Unknown 38

The Battle of Carinish was a Scottish clan battle fought in North Uist in 1601. It was part of a year of feuding between Clan MacLeod of Dunvegan and the Clan MacDonald of Sleat, that ended with a MacDonald victory and an enforced peace.

  1. ^ Site Record for North Uist, Carinish, Feith na Fala, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland